No, I've never experienced that 'ping' sound or any other odd sounds. I seldom use the 'auto' mode for the climate control, but have used it enough.
Constant Pinging With HVAC "Auto" On
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At the start of this week, when I turn on my car and set my HVAC to AUTO, I have been hearing a constant pinging that sounds like it is coming from the HVAC blower motor. I could be wrong but was wondering if anyone else has heard something similar before. It sounds almost like if I left something metal and glass bottle in the back seat and constantly heard the two touching causing a consistent frequency of dings as the car vibates.
Issue goes away when I turn the HVAC off completely or when I increase or decrease the fan speed to get out of AUTO mode. I could even equate it to being able to hear a computers hard drive clicking when it thinks really hard lol. I have only been able to exprience it on short drives (15-25 min) since I have a fairly short daily commute so I can't tell whether it gets better or not as the car warms up or whether it's the heat. Hasn't been hot enough yet in MI to use A/C consistently.
Only noticable with the audio pretty much off. Car has just under 1k miles.
Anyone?
At the start of this week, when I turn on my car and set my HVAC to AUTO, I have been hearing a constant pinging that sounds like it is coming from the HVAC blower motor. I could be wrong but was wondering if anyone else has heard something similar before. It sounds almost like if I left something metal and glass bottle in the back seat and constantly heard the two touching causing a consistent frequency of dings as the car vibates.
Issue goes away when I turn the HVAC off completely or when I increase or decrease the fan speed to get out of AUTO mode. I could even equate it to being able to hear a computers hard drive clicking when it thinks really hard lol. I have only been able to exprience it on short drives (15-25 min) since I have a fairly short daily commute so I can't tell whether it gets better or not as the car warms up or whether it's the heat. Hasn't been hot enough yet in MI to use A/C consistently.
Only noticable with the audio pretty much off. Car has just under 1k miles.
Anyone?
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I use Auto all the time but do not have any noise. I wonder if something (wire, paper scrap, leaf) is touching the squirrel cage blower? Or maybe the stepper motor is trying to move a jammed vent flap? Could some ice or snow have gotten inside causing a jam? These are the things I would be looking at. I hope they don't have to disassemble your dash to fix it.
This was happening in my car, it was much more prominent at colder outdoor temperatures here in the Northeast. The dealer ended up replacing the HVAC motor and I just got the car back today, the sound is gone. I believe it to be a recognized issue at this point. My Ti is a 5/17 build and not sure if it is a manufacturing batch issue. It took them almost a month to get the part.
Did you leave the car with them or did you get a loaner?It took them almost a month to get the part.
Your new car warranty includes a free loaner car. If they don't offer, ask.Did you leave the car with them or did you get a loaner?
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